Our View: DOJ's overreach shows need for federal shield law

4:37 PM,
May 16, 2013

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Press-Citizen Editorial Board
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Suddenly - after two years of near silence on the issue - it seems President Obama is back on the bandwagon and lobbying for a federal shield law that would allow journalists, with a few key exceptions, to keep their confidential sources confidential.

We're glad to have the president back lobbying for this long overdue provision. (The legislation seemed well positioned for passage two years ago, but fallout over the Wikileaks scandals caused the 2011 version of the bill to die on the legislative vine.)

But the president's renewed support Wednesday for a federal shield law in no way has ...